Introduction -- Origins of the Debt Controversy -- The Funding Act of 1871 -- Funders and Readjusters -- The Readjuster Party -- Readjustment, Reform, and Reaction -- The Coupon Killers -- The Coupon Cases -- The Coupon Crusher -- The Olcott Act of 1892 -- Unfinished Business -- Virginia v. West Virginia -- Legacies of the Debt Controversy -- Notes -- Index